U18 Worlds News & Stories
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2021-05-11, 19:00U18 Worlds
10 thoughts from the U18s: Bedard vs. Michkov, McTavish's playmaking, and more
Mitch Brown and Lassi Alanen manually tracked data from every game of the U18 World Hockey Championships. In this article, Mitch shares some of their findings.
2021-05-08, 21:00NHLDoerrie's Deets: Saturday, May 8th
We're back for another edition of Doerrie's Deets, and folks, a lot has happened since we last met. We've got Ryan Miller, and David Backes tagging home on their careers. The U18 World...
2021-05-07, 19:00NHL Entry Draft 2021Film Room: Stanislav Svozil, and whether to value tools or habits at the NHL Draft
Our EliteProspects scouts ranked Stanislav Svozil one spot ahead of our consolidated rankings, suggestive of a hearty endorsement. David St-Louis takes you into the Film Room to look at Svozil's game, and the interesting draft theory questions that it presents.
2021-05-07, 08:36U18 WorldsBrandt Clarke stands out on the Canadian blue line at the 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Championship
Canada's Brandt Clarke stood out at the 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Championship. Abbey Mastracco reports from Texas on how Clarke may have raised his stock for the 2021 NHL Draft.
2021-05-06, 16:18U18 WorldsShane Wright stands out for Canada at the 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Junior Championship
Shane Wright is like any other player in the 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Junior Championship in that he wants to win every time he steps out onto the ice. Abbey Mastracco reports from Texas on what separates Wright from the rest of that group.
2021-05-04, 02:27U18 WorldsConnor Bedard breaks out at the 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Junior Championship
Canadian phenom Connor Bedard is penning his own story at the 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Junior Championship. Abbey Mastracco takes a look at the 15-year-old forward's move into elite international competition.
2021-05-03, 19:42U18 WorldsFilm Room: Breaking down Fabian Lysell's game
Few players in the 2021 NHL Draft are more skilled than Fabian Lysell and no one surpasses the Swedish winger in pure rush offence ability. David St-Louis breaks down Lysell's game.
2021-05-03, 06:30U18 WorldsProkhor Poltapov turning heads for Russia at the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship
Matvei Michkov collects the headlines, but Prokhor Poltapov is proving himself in Texas as well. Abbey Mastracco examines Poltapov's game.
2021-05-02, 08:00U18 WorldsEP Rinkside Notebook: Breaking down the first week of the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship
The IIHF U18 World Championship was sorely missed a year ago, but it is back and it has been one heck of a week of hockey in Texas. Cam Robinson takes a look at some of the event's big headlines.
2021-05-02, 03:42U18 WorldsDmitri Kuzmin opens eyes as NHL prospect at 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship
A key part in Belarus' surprising success at the U-18s, Dmitri Kuzmin's established himself as a legitimate NHL prospect. Mitch Brown breaks down Kuzmin's game.
2021-05-01, 05:28U18 WorldsFrancesco Pinelli bounces back in emphatic fashion for Canada at U18 World Hockey Championships; "I was ready to play"
From the coach's doghouse in the third period of Canada's 4-2 win over Latvia to the EliteProspects Player of the Game in a 7-0 drubbing of Switzerland -- Francesco Pinelli went from a valley to one of the tournament's peaks.
2021-04-30, 13:00U18 WorldsFilm Room: The give-and-take of Sasha Pastujov's game
Sasha Pastujov's production makes him difficult to ignore when making a list of the top prospects eligible for the 2021 draft. David St-Louis takes you into the Film Room™️ to look at the 2021 NHL Draft prospect's game.